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Obangame Express, part of a comprehensive strategy by US Africa Command and US Naval Forces Europe-Africa, is expected to provide collaborative opportunities among African forces and international partners that address maritime security concerns.
Consul General Bray, remarked that the efforts by regional navies to work together in the spirit of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct which is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity, have been noted by the US government.
Also delivering her remarks, Director, Directorate of Intelligence, US Africa Command, Rear Admiral Heidi Berg, who lauded the commitment of the 33 nations scheduled to participate in this year’s exercise stated that, Illicit maritime activities such as illegal fishing, trafficking of weapons, narcotics and people, as well as the ongoing threat of piracy, undermine the rule of law, food security, and economic development in the region.
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